# Tyrrell (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/tyrrell/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | French |
| Type | nickname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 5,788 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,948 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 53,342 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.9% (5,734 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈtɪɹ.əl/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Terral, Tyrell |

## Etymology

Perhaps from a Norman nickname for a stubborn person, from Old French tirel (“an animal which pulls on the reins”), a derivative of tirer (“to pull”). Woulfe suggests that it may be from the personal name Thurold or Þorvaldr, from Old Norse Þórr (“Thor”) + valdr (“rule”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Tyrrell in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 93% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Tyrrell in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Tyrrell

- Susan Tyrrell, American actress (1945–2012)
- William Tyrrell, 1st Baron Tyrrell, British diplomat (1866-1947)

## Similar surnames

Terrell, Terrill, Tyrell, Tirrell, Terrel, Trowell, Turley, Trail, Trull, Thurlow, Thrall, Trillo.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.